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Brad Sams has more than a decade of writing and publishing experience under his belt including helping to establish new and seasoned publications From breaking news about upcoming Microsoft products to telling the story of how a billion dollar brand was birthed in his book, Beneath a Surface, Brad is a well-rounded journalist who has established himself as a trusted name in the industry.

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Microsoft Lets China’s Government Use its Own Encryption in Windows 10

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

Microsoft has built a customized version of Windows 10 for China that has new features including the ability to change the encryption algorithms.

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Microsoft Introduces Low Priority VMs to Cut Batch Processing Pricing

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

Microsoft is introducing a way to complete batch processing jobs in Azure with pricing reductions of up to 80% if you are willing to live on the fringe of capacity.

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Microsoft will Open Two New Data Centers in Africa in 2018

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

Microsoft has announced that they will be opening up two new Azure regions in Africa in 2018.

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Veeam Looks to Expand its On-Premises Horizon with support for AWS

Last Update: Jul 08, 2025

Veeam is looking to move beyond the on-premises data center and has announced that they will soon be supporting Amazon’s cloud platform.

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With More than 250,000 Organizations Now Using SharePoint, Microsoft Adds More Features

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

Microsoft has announced that they are bringing new features to SharePoint such as new community sites and improved sharing directly from File Manager.

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Microsoft Brings ‘Placeholders’ to Windows 10 for OneDrive and SharePoint

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

Microsoft has announced that they are bringing back one of their most requested features, placeholders for OneDrive and SharePoint.

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Microsoft is Bringing New Flavors of Linux to Windows 10

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

Microsoft has announced that they are bringing more flavors of Linux to Windows 10 and that the features will be installable from the Windows Store.

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Microsoft’s New Database Migration Service Helps You Move Beyond Oracle

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

Microsoft is once again on the offensive and is going after Oracle customers with a new migration service to help those users leave that database platform.

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Microsoft Adds 440,000 Windows 10 Users Per Day During Last Seven Months

Last Update: Jun 25, 2025

Microsoft’s Windows 10 OS is growing quickly and is showing few signs of slowing down.

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Microsoft Azure Cosmos DB: A Globally Distributed, Multi-Model Database Service

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

Microsoft has announced a new DB service for Azure that they are calling Cosmos that is available everywhere starting today.

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Evolving The Windows SKUs

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

With the release of Windows 10 S, it seems likely that Microsoft may be preparing to overhaul its SKU lineup for its operating system.

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Build 2017: Here’s What I’ll Be Watching For at Microsoft’s Developer Conference

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

Microsoft’s Build conference takes place next week and here is what I’ll be watching for as the company announces their plans for the year ahead.

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